Hans Lovejoy, Editor
What makes a good leader?
Perhaps one who surrounds themselves with others who hold a diverse range of expert views or even challenge the ideologies of that leader.
Presumably a good leader should also act in the best interests of everyone (almost an impossibility) and be receptive to that expert advice.
What better way to illustrate democracy’s decline than to examine who has the ear of the nation’s leader? Turns out Scott’s marketing team includes coal-fawning troglodytes and public relation spivs. In other words, no vision or intellect.
This list is no means complete; the PM’s inner circle also includes fellow religious extremists who are presumably wanting to hurry along to the end of times, as described in Revelations.
All references are from Linkedin, unless otherwise noted.
The PM’s Chief Of Staff. John is former Deputy CEO of fossil fuel lobbyists, the Minerals Council of Australia (2010 – 2016).
Principal Private Secretary for the PM’s office. Was Former CEO for PR campaign consultancy Crosby|Textor (2015 – 2018).
Senior adviser (international of trade and investment) at Office of the PM.
Was Chief Executive of Minerals Council of Australia (2014 – 2017).
Speech writer for the PM. The PM’s slippery, meaningless gibberish is produced by a former senior reporter for Rupert Murdoch’s The Courier-Mail.
According to the Australian Financial Review, Hirst worked for public relations company Crosby|Textor before returning as the Liberal Party’s communications director for the 2016 election. He then became the Liberal Party’s federal director in 2017.
Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. According to the Australian Financial Review, the one-time Peter Costello adviser is now the head of the PM’s 150,000 strong bureaucracy.
Was also Chief of Staff to the PM when he was treasurer.
Decline… sends a chill along my spine. This ‘batch of
Trogs & Spives’ just goes to show where the heart of
screwed-up matter lives. I’d like to lend an ‘ear’ & call
a total parliamentary sacking. I’m truly jack of ’em, no
kidding – & that includes Labor’s rubber-ducks.
Hey! common Labor are okay. So much better than your “Trogs & Spivs:
Oh come on,Stefanie !
Don’t hold back , just let us know how you feel about this totally corrupt system of government (if that isn’t too strong a word for this rabble )
I truly feel “sacking” is too good for them, and they should be held accountable, graft and corruption in public office. Ten years on Manus Island should be a good start.
Cheers G”)
I agree this govt has to go……
. . . And I thought I was the only one appalled by the ignorant, arrogant “gibberish” that pours out of the mouths of this uneducated PM & Cabinet.
My hope is that we make sure we check, more thoroughly, the beliefs and points of view of the next “Gummit” we elect .. and please, may it be a PM who can pronounced the word – especially when he goes overseas and talks about “My Government”.
Fabulous Editorial, Mr. Lovejoy. Thank you.
With Respect Hans their is no political party that is going to act in the voters best interests. !
Ken can only assume you were in the country from
2007 onwards if so a few reality facts on manus
And detention centers. In 2007 ,4 people were in
Detention centers when LABOR and the Greens took office , the boats had stopped. When labor were turfed out in 2013 there were 10.000 in
Detention centers on bridging visas, at least 1200
Men, women and children had drowned at sea
Trying to get to Australia, our worst maritime
Disaster in Australia’s history. Any apologies from
The labor or the Greens , NO ken ! More than 10
Years Ken the taxpayer’s have had to foot the bill
About 14billion Ken !! Imagine what 14 billion could
Have done for our Homeless.. you can convince
People to believe anything Except the “truth “
Here we go again, Barrow. We now have thousands
of ‘fly-in’ people & our Gove’s hardly processing any.
Maybe our leaders & their ex-CEO’s could go &
conduct ‘the country’ from Manus. Last I heard there
were [on average] 1,000 fly-ins per month.